Hotelbeds welcomes newly appointed CEO, Nicolas Huss

As part of the recent news that our Executive Chairman, Joan Vilà, was stepping back from the day to day running of the company to take a non-executive role on Hotelbeds’ Board, we also announced the appointment of Nicolas Huss as CEO.

Nicolas is the former CEO of Ingenico and Visa Europe and is an experienced board-level executive and CEO with a very strong reputation in the payments, financial services and travel industries, where he has led significant growth, transformation and innovation.

He brings to Hotelbeds extensive experience in leading technology and digital companies as well as a proven track record for driving organic growth.

A French national, Nicolas has a truly international background and has lived and worked in many countries, including Spain where he was previously based for seven years.

Nicolas Huss said: “I’m really looking forward to taking the reins at Hotelbeds, the market leader in its segment. Joan Vilà’s strategic vision and relentless drive to innovate and internationalise has created a wonderful company and a fantastic company with a truly dynamic culture.

“Together with Carlos Muñoz and Andrés García-Tenorio, and the rest of the highly experienced Executive Leadership Team, we are well positioned to continue delivering mutual growth together with our valued supplier partners and clients.

“As both a non-executive director at Amadeus for 4 years, and CEO of Visa Europe and Ingenico group, I have worked closely with some of the biggest names in travel, so I understand the challenges and opportunities the industry faces.

“In my role as CEO I intend to further build on the great foundations at Hotelbeds, to use data driven digital automation to support our partners to better respond to the seismic shift the pandemic has brought and that has probably changed the travel industry forever, in many ways.

“As I start on my journey with Hotelbeds its great to know that Joan will be supporting me over the coming months to ensure a smooth transition. I am looking forward to speaking to you all at some point in the near future!”